Starbucks Uses Coffee Cups to Make Political Statement about Fiscal Cliff

The infamous Starbucks holiday cup will be receiving some extra decoration over the next few days, thanks to Starbucks Corp chief executive Howard Schultz. He hopes to use the to-go cups to make a political statement.

According to Reuters, Starbucks workers are being urged to write the words "come together" on all customer cups Thursday the 27th and Friday the 28th, as Congress returns to work after the holidays. Lawmakers are under pressure to finalize fiscal cliff negotiations before the January 1st deadline.

Schultz wants his "come together" cup campaign to influence staunchly divided politicians so that they can literally come together on a plan that will prevent huge government spending cuts as well as nationwide tax increases that are predicted to cause another recession. "We're paying attention, we're greatly disappointed in what's going on and we deserve better," stated Schultz about the divided politicians and their lack to deliver thus far.

Starbucks will share its message to "come together" using social media platforms, newspapers, and customers' coffee cups. Schultz has also joined other business leaders by endorsing a nonpartisan group called Campaign to Fix the Debt. The group seeks to help lawmakers come to a bipartisan financial solution quickly.

Schultz has used Starbucks to send political messages in the past, but typically only to call for bipartisan cooperation. In 2011, he stopped all political contributions until lawmakers made a fair deal about the debt ceiling.

Do you approve of Starbucks' "come together" cup campaign? Do you think it will help lawmakers find a plan that works for everyone?